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#13103563

16 December 2025

Ishwar Pokhrel, former Nepali Defense Minister and contender for the chairmanship of CPN-UML (Communist Party of Nepal- Unified Marxist Leninist), gestures during the general convention of the party in Kathmandu, Nepal, on December 16, 2025. The contest for the new leadership of CPN-UML intensifies as incumbent chairman KP Sharma Oli and senior vice-chairman Ishwar Pokharel face each other with separate panels. According to the published list by the party's election committee, incumbent chairman KP Sharma Oli and senior vice-chairman Ishwar Pokharel file their candidacies for the chairmanship. Candidates also register from their respective panels as well as independently for other office-bearer positions and central committee membership. Under the party's amended statute, there are five vice-chairperson posts, for which 11 candidates file nominations. For the nine Secretary positions, 20 candidates contest. Additionally, more than 1,000 candidates file nominations for central committee membership from various geographical areas and sectors.

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#13103557

16 December 2025

Ishwar Pokhrel (left) and KP Sharma Oli (right), the contenders for the party chair of CPN-UML (Communist Party of Nepal- Unified Marxist Leninist), chat during the general convention of the party in Kathmandu, Nepal, on December 16, 2025. The contest for the new leadership of CPN-UML (Communist Party of Nepal- Unified Marxist Leninist) intensifies as incumbent chairman KP Sharma Oli and senior vice-chairman Ishwar Pokharel face each other with separate panels. As per the published list by the party's election committee, incumbent chairman KP Sharma Oli and senior vice-chairman Ishwar Pokharel file their candidacies for the chairmanship. Candidates also register from their respective panels as well as independently for other office-bearer positions and central committee membership. Under the party's amended statute, there are five vice-chairperson posts, for which 11 candidates file nominations. For the nine Secretary positions, 20 candidates contest. Additionally, more than 1,000 candidates file nominations for central committee membership from various geographical areas and sectors.

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#12682534

27 August 2025

KRAKOW, POLAND – AUGUST 21: Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Defence, and president of the Polish People’s Party (PSL), enjoys a pint of beer as he joins populist-conservative politician Slawomir Mentzen, co-leader of the Confederation Liberty and Independence coalition, during the launch of his nationwide 'Beer with Mentzen' tour in Krakow’s Kazimierz district, on August 21, 2025, in Kazimierz-Krakow, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland.

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#12682512

27 August 2025

KRAKOW, POLAND – AUGUST 21: Polish populist-conservative politician Slawomir Mentzen, co-leader of the Confederation Liberty and Independence coalition, is seen before launching his nationwide 'Beer with Mentzen' tour in Krakow’s Kazimierz district with his first guest, Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Defence, and president of the Polish People’s Party (PSL), on August 21, 2025, in Kazimierz-Krakow, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland.

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#12682514

27 August 2025

KRAKOW, POLAND – AUGUST 21: Polish populist-conservative politician Slawomir Mentzen, co-leader of the Confederation Liberty and Independence coalition, enjoys a pint of beer before launching his nationwide 'Beer with Mentzen' tour in Krakow’s Kazimierz district with his first guest, Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Defence, and president of the Polish People’s Party (PSL), on August 21, 2025, in Kazimierz-Krakow, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland.

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#12682519

27 August 2025

KRAKOW, POLAND – AUGUST 21: Polish populist-conservative politician Slawomir Mentzen, co-leader of the Confederation Liberty and Independence coalition, enjoys a pint of beer before launching his nationwide 'Beer with Mentzen' tour in Krakow’s Kazimierz district with his first guest, Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Defence, and president of the Polish People’s Party (PSL), on August 21, 2025, in Kazimierz-Krakow, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland.

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#12682522

27 August 2025

KRAKOW, POLAND – AUGUST 21: Polish populist-conservative politician Slawomir Mentzen, co-leader of the Confederation Liberty and Independence coalition, enjoys a pint of beer before launching his nationwide 'Beer with Mentzen' tour in Krakow’s Kazimierz district with his first guest, Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Defence, and president of the Polish People’s Party (PSL), on August 21, 2025, in Kazimierz-Krakow, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland.

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#12682526

27 August 2025

KRAKOW, POLAND – AUGUST 21: Polish populist-conservative politician Slawomir Mentzen, co-leader of the Confederation Liberty and Independence coalition, is seen before launching his nationwide 'Beer with Mentzen' tour in Krakow’s Kazimierz district with his first guest, Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Defence, and president of the Polish People’s Party (PSL), on August 21, 2025, in Kazimierz-Krakow, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland.

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#12682528

27 August 2025

KRAKOW, POLAND – AUGUST 21: Polish populist-conservative politician Slawomir Mentzen, co-leader of the Confederation Liberty and Independence coalition, enjoys a pint of beer before launching his nationwide 'Beer with Mentzen' tour in Krakow’s Kazimierz district with his first guest, Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Defence, and president of the Polish People’s Party (PSL), on August 21, 2025, in Kazimierz-Krakow, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland.

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#12682531

27 August 2025

KRAKOW, POLAND – AUGUST 21: Polish populist-conservative politician Slawomir Mentzen, co-leader of the Confederation Liberty and Independence coalition, enjoys a pint of beer during the launch of his nationwide 'Beer with Mentzen' tour in Krakow’s Kazimierz district with his first guest, Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Defence, and president of the Polish People’s Party (PSL), on August 21, 2025, in Kazimierz-Krakow, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland.

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#12682502

27 August 2025

KRAKOW, POLAND – AUGUST 21: Polish populist-conservative politician Slawomir Mentzen, co-leader of the Confederation Liberty and Independence coalition, enjoys a pint of beer before launching his nationwide 'Beer with Mentzen' tour in Krakow’s Kazimierz district with his first guest, Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Defence, and president of the Polish People’s Party (PSL), on August 21, 2025, in Kazimierz-Krakow, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland.

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#12682503

27 August 2025

KRAKOW, POLAND – AUGUST 21: Polish populist-conservative politician Slawomir Mentzen, co-leader of the Confederation Liberty and Independence coalition, is seen before launching his nationwide 'Beer with Mentzen' tour in Krakow’s Kazimierz district with his first guest, Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Defence, and president of the Polish People’s Party (PSL), on August 21, 2025, in Kazimierz-Krakow, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland.

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#12682507

27 August 2025

KRAKOW, POLAND – AUGUST 21: Polish populist conservative politician Sławomir Mentzen, one of the leaders of the Confederation Liberty and Independence coalition, launched his nationwide 'Beer with Mentzen' tour in Kraków’s Kazimierz district with Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Defence and president of the Polish People’s Party (PSL) Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz as his first guest, on August 21, 2025, in Kazimierz-Krakow, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland.

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#12682508

27 August 2025

KRAKOW, POLAND – AUGUST 21: Polish populist-conservative politician Slawomir Mentzen, co-leader of the Confederation Liberty and Independence coalition, enjoys a pint of beer before launching his nationwide 'Beer with Mentzen' tour in Krakow’s Kazimierz district with his first guest, Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Defence, and president of the Polish People’s Party (PSL), on August 21, 2025, in Kazimierz-Krakow, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland.

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#12682510

27 August 2025

KRAKOW, POLAND – AUGUST 21: Polish populist-conservative politician Slawomir Mentzen, co-leader of the Confederation Liberty and Independence coalition, enjoys a pint of beer before launching his nationwide 'Beer with Mentzen' tour in Krakow’s Kazimierz district with his first guest, Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Defence, and president of the Polish People’s Party (PSL), on August 21, 2025, in Kazimierz-Krakow, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland.

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#12682517

27 August 2025

KRAKOW, POLAND – AUGUST 21: Polish populist-conservative politician Slawomir Mentzen, co-leader of the Confederation Liberty and Independence coalition, enjoys a pint of beer before launching his nationwide 'Beer with Mentzen' tour in Krakow’s Kazimierz district with his first guest, Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Defence, and president of the Polish People’s Party (PSL), on August 21, 2025, in Kazimierz-Krakow, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland.

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